ملف ٧٠٥/١٩١٦ الجزء ٢ "انتفاضة عربية: التقارير العربية؛ تقارير السير م. سايكس" [ظ‎‎٤] (٤٥٠/٦)

Irak are congenital Anarchists for geographical and historical reasons. However,
the net result of this sort of wi lting is to fix m o e ea 0 _ , , , i . 1^1
primary ideas : Turk = good, honest, fond of children, &c.; Arab _ bad, black-hea .
rogue &c ; both of which are contrary to fact and policy. If on the Western
every fault of the French or Belgian peasants was magnified, and the courage, discipline
and resistance of the Germans was extolled, the situation would not be improved It
is suggested that correspondents with our forces in the East should be given a de i ,
line in this matter, which, if adhered to, would save the censors a great deal of trouble.
The Italians and the Asia Minor Question.
Attention is drawn to the attitude of the “ Idea Nazionale.” The newspaper m
question is evidently in close touch with the situation. ^ ^
January 25, 191i.